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The 42-year-old tennis player, Venus Williams, has now officially joined the list of well-known athletes enjoying participating in the growing sport of Padel. And just like any other athlete who has tried the game, she undoubtedly had fun while picking up the new sport.

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The American tennis star is making progress toward getting better after suffering an injury a few months ago. While she is ready to return to the tennis court, she takes a break to try another activity for the time being.

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Venus Williams dabbles in a new racquetball sport

The seven-time Grand Slam champion recently posted on her social media accounts how she enjoys spending time on the Padel court and trying her hand at the rapidly growing sport of Padel.

Williams posted a photo of herself on the Padel court to her Instagram account. Alongside, she included a twist for the fans which would leave fans wanting a sequel to this photo.

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She stated, “I would show you a video but I don’t want to embarrass myself that much.” 

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But that doesn’t mean that she didn’t have fun playing the new sport. Secondly, the former world number one also took to her Twitter account to share the same picture of herself from the court but with a different caption. She wrote, “Tried it. I’d do it again.” 

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However, what do you think, should the seven-time Grand Slam champion share her video of playing Padel?

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Not only that, do you know that even the Swiss maestro Roger Federer tried his hand at the new sport? Moreover, he took the whole tennis world by storm with his piqued interest in a similar racquetball sport. 

When Roger Federer played Padel 

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The 20-time Grand Slam winner shocked his fans by taking part in a growing racquetball sport. And for once, his admirers took pleasure in seeing him use the pedal. A fan uploaded a video of the Swiss maestro playing Padel in Dubai a few months ago on Reddit.

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In that video, the former tennis player was seen enjoying the new racquetball sport after retiring from his two-decade-long tennis career.

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Notably, it will be great to see more well-known tennis personalities play the pedal.

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